6. What gave rise to “temperance” or the crusade against drunkenness? What successes and failures resulted from the…
The high rate of alcohol consumption prompted reformers to target alcohol which explains why it became the most popular reform movement. The Temperance Movement began in 1826 when Protestant ministers and other concerned with the high alcohol consumption rate founded the American Temperance Society. The Society persuaded alcohol drinkers to pledge to stop drinking. Politicians joined the Temperance Movement when they realized it would lower crime rates and higher employment with less people, mostly men, not drinking away their time at home (Doc…
This morning I attended a weekday mass at All Saints Catholic Church. The church itself is relatively large from what I saw. The exterior had many well-tended trees and bushes, with a sign pointing to the office, and a cross about six feet tall out front by a cement walkway which led to the entrance. The building itself was a taupe color with dark brown roofing and glass doors leading at the entrance. As I walked through the glass doors I was not greeted by anyone, so I followed what everyone else was doing. I noticed a holy water font in front of the doors leading directly to the room of worship. I watched as the casually-dressed Parishioners, all aged at least sixty-five years, and mostly white, middle-class women dipped their fingers into the font and then made the sign of the cross, before entering the worship area.…
Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. The temperance leader at this time was Lyman Beecher, talked about how intemperance was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was,”…continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men, from the class of contributors to the national income, to the class of worthless consumers...,” which meant that more men were taking away from the national then putting in. Other reformers created images to demonstrate how starting at a simple glass of this “demon rum” could lead to death or even suicide. Reformers such as Henry Clay Work wrote songs that at times…
I'm sure everyone has wondered in their lifetime, “Is there really a God?”. I know I have! There are many religions like Buddhism and Hinduism, but most people believe in Christianity. Christianity follows the teachings and miracles of Jesus Christ with the belief that He is God. There are many branches of Christianity. I'm writing this to tell you about why I am a Nazarene Christian. The things I will be covering are wildlife, the spread of Christianity, and the planet Earth's perfect tilt.…
The Reform slightly altered the term “freedom” for many Northerners. The Reform controlled parts of an individual’s life. During the reform, Protestants preached the gospel of God’s view of freedom. They claimed that God’s view of freedom implies that a person is free when they have control of themselves, self-control. Meaning that a person who has self-control can morally live the life that God wants them to live. If a person did not have self – control and did not live morally for God, then that person was accused of living in sin. One of the biggest sins that Protestants felt was unmoral, was the consumption of alcohol. This view led a movement across the north called the Temperance Movement. “In the nineteenth- century, the consumption of alcohol was a large amount for just one person. On average, a person drunk 7 gallons of alcohol per year.”…
Currently, I’m sitting in Panera after a long weekend away from Jacksonville, listening to Lord Hurton, and breathing in a newfound confidence.…
Galatians 2:20” I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.” Knowing Jesus on a personal level is the greatest thing in the world. When we come to know Jesus all the angels in Heaven rejoice. Having a relationship with the Lord can change your life forever. I love knowing that There is a God up in Heaven that I can go to when things get out of hand. Glorifying God for the rest of my life will be something I will always cherish.…
I never thought how interesting it would be to visit a different place of worship besides Christianity. Since the day I was born I’ve been a Christian and whatever anyone else believes in is wrong and that they are going to hell if they don’t believe in Christianity. About 3 years ago I visited the International Buddhist Progress Society a Buddhist temple in Naperville. Buddhism from what I learned looks more like a way of life or guidelines to it rather than a religion. Buddhism tells you how you could live life better but doesn’t scare you with the prospect of hell instead you live with ignorance. My own history with Christianity still made me doubt or fear the conquences of going to this temple. Part of me believed that I be punished by…
The Temperance Movement sought to end the increasingly common issue of excessive drinking. Due to the social customs of the time, alcoholism consumed many individuals, mainly men. Drinking was “a basic part of men’s working lives”. (Faragher, p.438) Toasts were routine at work and at social gatherings alike for men. Women, who abstained from public drinking, and children were left to bear the consequent burdens. Economic affairs were controlled by men, making it easy for a family’s savings could easily be squandered on alcohol. Social status was, also, affected by drunkenness. Temperance supporters hoped to stop alcohol consumption and thus end these undesirable results.…
My collage is Freedom of Religion, why I chose this freedom is because everyone has a religion, even though some people don’t choose to have a religion, it is important to them. ¨With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.¨ by Steven Weinberg. I chose this quote because anyone can have a religion it does not matter what kind of race they are, gender, or how they look. They choose what to believe in not what others believe in. Not everyone will believe in God, others may believe in something else and they cannot change that.…
Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. Lyman Beecher, a well known preacher and temperance leader during this time, talked about how intemperance was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was,”…continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men, from the class of contributors to the national income, to the class of worthless consumers...,” which meant that more men were taking away from the national then putting in. Some reformers even went as far as making illustrations showing how starting at a simple glass of this “demon rum” could lead to death or even suicide. Reformers such as Henry Clay Work wrote songs that at times placed a young daughter asking her father to come home to take care of their family. Women also played a very important role in the temperance movement by protesting to government to make alcohol illegal.…
"If you dont have anything nice to say, then dont say anything at all." One of the few…
While the movement successfully met their goal of national prohibition in 1920, it took three full waves of the temperance movement to do so. The first wave of temperance began in 1784 and lasted until 1861, and unlike the second and third wave movements, the first wave movement advocated for temperance and levelness instead of the complete abstinence from alcohol, which later proves to be problematic. Although history has it that the first wave of temperance was sparked by Benjamin Rush’s 1784 piece called “An Inquiry Into the Effects of Ardent Spirits Upon the Human Body and Mind,” it wasn’t until the mid 1820s that the resurgence of the first wave temperance movement brought along a renewed interest in religion. It was through this newly formed interest in morale and religion that gave way to the formation of the American Temperance Society in 1826. Moreover, it was also during this period of resurgence that we begin to see Protestant and Catholic churches join the movement and promote temperance. Unfortunately, however, the late 1830s gave way to a split within the movement that caused tensions between the moderates and the radicals as well as between the voluntarists and the prohibitionists. The ultimate blow to the first wave movement, however, was the commencement…
As I was walking down church avenue, all I could think about was my Iphoneless pocket. “Freaking black people,” I mumbled under my breath as to not let the crowds of black people around me hear, “you can never trust them.” The sight of them just burned my eyes. Them and their sagged pants that looked like they had 100 pound weights in their pockets, disgusting.…